Before & After Photos

Years ago, a vehicle had run into the front of this St Johns business. Over time the brick support column in the front of the establishment began to crumble and crack. It was no longer safe and needed to be replaced. Our fantastic team reinforced the main floor with a steel support beam and some adjustable steel Smart Jacks in the basement. They then built some temporary supports around the brick column before dismantling it and building a new column back up in its place. It was not a simple job but our skilled team expertly did the work and ensured that the building was properly supported all along the way and for years to come. Our Smart Jacks in the basement will also continue to support the floor above with incredible strength for many years to come. Our Smart Jacks are a meant to be a permanent solution. 

Leigh called Ayers when she noticed her basement support beams were unstable. After an inspection, our crew recommended SmartJacks to resolve this troubling problem. SmartJacks are a support system designed to stabilize and level the floor joists in a crawl space or basement. The jacks can support loads of more than 60,000 pounds. We connected these trustworthy steel support columns to a steel supplemental beam above and rested them on a sturdy base within the ground. Now, Leigh's family can feel more at ease with the stability of the basement's support system!

Power Braces are a great tool that provides immediate stabilization to a foundation but also straightens the wall over time. They are inserted without any digging - anywhere- which allows for a clean swift installation appointment. 

For a more in-depth look, check out our photo gallery showing how Power Braces support you and your home. 

A bowing wall can threaten a home’s entire structural integrity. Common signs of a bowing wall are horizontal cracking (seen just below the window in the before picture), stair step cracks, and walls that lean towards the top. This Clare, MI home was bowing so far inward that all 3 of those symptoms could be seen. The severity of the foundation damage would require both an internal and external solution.

Our Geo-Lock wall anchors – the external solution – are seen in the after photo, ironically from the inside of the basement. The anchors work by pulling the collapsing wall outward and back toward its original straight position. In the after photo, you can see the Geo-Lock wall plates. These are connected by steel rods to earth anchors that were placed in stronger, unharmed soil. In total, it took 4 wall anchors to pull this basement’s walls out, but it’s a small price to pay when you consider that the Geo-Lock system will continue to improve the walls conditions for years to come. 

Drew called after buying a new home with a few basement issues. For one, a basement wall was tilting one to two inches. He also had some wet basement issues. Originally, Drew called thinking that he was going to be getting an estimate on excavating outside the home, fixing the wall, back filling and repairing the concrete driveway that would have to be ripped out in the process. Fortunately for Drew, the process was much easier. We ended up installing a series of six PowerBraces along the tilting wall. These braces are I-beams which extended from floor to ceiling and help prevent the wall from tilting any further. They even have a unique tightening feature that gives the potential to improve the condition of the wall over time. At the same time, we waterproofed the wall by adding our WaterGuard perimeter drainage system along the base of the wall. Concrete is excavated around the base exposing the home's footing. The drain is placed along the footing and drainage stone is filled around it. The concrete is then replaced over top. The drain leads to a sump pump which safely removes any water that gets gathered along the base of the wall. Installing both PowerBraces and WaterGuard at the same time allows us the chance to secure the braces to the home's footing and then place concrete around the bottom of the brace, giving it greater strength and reliability. No excavation was needed on the exterior and the basement wall is now permanently secure and waterproofed.